Over 8 trillion VND to build Dau Giay – Tan Phu expressway

Dau Giay – Lien Khuong highway (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – More than 8 trillion VND (360 million USD) will be invested to build the first phase of Dau Giay – Tan Phu expressway in the southern province of Dong Nai.Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Ngoc Dong has approved the proposal on the first phase of the project under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) model as part of the 200 km Dau Giay – Lien Khuong highway.The Dau Giay-Tan Phu route will be 59.6 km long and 17m wide running through Thong Nhat, Dinh Quan, Xuan Loc and Tan Phu districts in Dong Nai.It is designed with four lanes and allows vehicles to run at a maximum speed of 80 km per hour.It will be expanded to 24.7 m wide in the second phase, when the allowed speeds will go up to 100-120 km per hour, with a total investment of over 6.88 trillion VND (309.6 million USD).After being approved by the Ministry of Transport, the project will start construction in the first quarter of 2017 and be completed in about three years.The building of the Dau Giay – Tan Phu expressway is significant as it will connect with the Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay and Bien Hoa – Ba Ria-Vung Tau highways, thus facilitating transport connectivity between Lam Dong and Dong Nai provinces and HCM City and Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.It also helps to boost socio-economic development in key economic zones in the south and Central… [Read full story]

Bai choi is a type of folk art and folk game popular in Central Vietnam, particularly in Quang Nam province. Bai choi has played an important role in Hoi An residents’ spiritual life for centuries. The performing space for Bai choi at night in the ancient town of Hoi An Bai choi originated among farmers in the Quang region, where watch-towers were set up to watch over the rice fields. While they were on duty, village boys posted in the towers communicated with each other by singing songs or chanties. A tradition developed of holding a week-long spring Bai choi…... [Read more]

The Dau Giay-Tan Phu route will be 59.6 km long and 17m wide running through Thong Nhat, Dinh Quan, Xuan Loc and Tan Phu districts in Dong Nai.It is designed with four lanes and allows vehicles to run at a maximum speed of 80 km per hour.It will be expanded to 24.7 m wide in the second phase, when the allowed speeds will go up to 100-120 km per hour, with a total investment of over VND6.88 trillion (US$309.6 million).After being approved by the Ministry of Transport, the project will start construction in the first quarter of 2017 and be…... [Read more]

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung hasapproved an 8 trillion VND project designed to build a total of 211fishing ports in 28 coastal cities and provinces throughout the countryfrom now until 2020. Of those, 178 fishing portscapable of handling over 2.1 million tonnes of seafood each year willbe constructed along the coast of the targeted localities and theremainder will be built on islands, which are able to unload 215,000tonnes of seafood per annum. In the first phase running to 2012, the project will prioritise theconstruction of grade-1 and underway fishing ports as well as thosewhich are also used as shelters for…... [Read more]

The Binh Dinh online newspaper said the province hoped to see thetotal direct investment reaching 8 trillion VND (about 400 million USD).The province had carried out many investment promotionprogrammes last year, particularly in Japan, aiming to enhance its imagein investors’ eyes in terms of potential and investment incentives. Binh Dinh’s investment promotion activities focused on hi-tech and environmentally friendly projects. The province also expressed interest in small and medium investors whopossess high and clean technology, hoping their projects will fillindustrial zones in Binh Dinh and boost the development of the localsupport industry.-VNA... [Read more]